FMF Cape Scott MARTECH helps 12 Wing gym keep boats afloat  By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Staff at the 12 Wing Shearwater gym are full of praise for a member of FMF Cape Scott who worked to refurbish a number of canoes owned by PSP Halifax. The six canoes have […]

Eight limbs of yoga  By Alison Rotzien, Fitness and Sports Instructor, PSP Halifax True yoga is not to be performed; yoga is a practice to be lived off the mat. Having a beautiful tree pose will help you far less often in life than being able to focus and breathe […]

  Resistance training and the importance of recovery By Melissa Calleja, Fitness and Sports Instructor, CFB Halifax  Athletes are typically told to allow at least 24-48 hours of rest between training sessions of the same muscle groups, but not to exceed this 48 hours. Have you ever wondered why exactly […]

By Canadian Armed Forces Sports, A locally posted physiotherapist is the newest member of the Canadian Armed Forces Athletic Trainer Program (CAFATP). Captain Boriana (Bonnie) Stefanov is a Physiotherapy Officer currently posted to CF H Svcs C(A), and in a previous life, she was a NCM in the Canadian Scottish […]

Former sailor has Invictus hopes after Soldier On event By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff LS (Ret’d) Danielle Lidstone was released from the CAF four years ago due to complications from a herniated disc in her back, and since that time, there’s been something missing in her life. She joined the […]

RCN sports history: Wrens take the ice in Halifax By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service was in operation during and following the Second World War years, from 1942 to 1946, and saw more than 7,000 women sign up to contribute to the Navy’s war effort. […]

CAF Sports Day held in person and online By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The eighth annual addition of Canadian Armed Forces Sports Day was held across the country on October 22, with military members taking some time away from the workplace to safely participate in a variety of activities, both […]

Helping others in a time of COVID By Lt Nicole Morrison, MARLANT PA Picture this: music is blasting and people are cheering as 147 participants, split into 6 teams, take turns riding stationary bikes as part of ship-wide fundraising bike-a-thon. Their teammates stand next to them, offering encouragement and bottles […]

Mooseheads honour this season’s first Star of the Game participants By CFB Halifax Public Affairs, On October 1, members of the Halifax Mooseheads hockey organization awarded five members of our local Defence Team with special jerseys to kick off their 2020-2021 Canadian Armed Forces Star/Family of the Game program. This […]